THE sun has got his hat on, hip hip hip hooray!

If you're like me this will be your reaction to the recent warm weather.

It's a great chance to delve into the summer side of the wardrobe, dust off your sunglasses and enjoy the freedom of flip flops.

Unfortunately while most of us are enjoying the warm weather and rejoicing at the chance to wear our own summer stuff, some people use the heat as an opportunity to strip off.

I have already spotted the not so rare bare chested male strutting his stuff through Worcester city centre as soon as the temperatures tipped 16 degrees.

He may have his hat on but his shirt will definitely be off, and probably tucked in somewhere into his low hanging shorts.

Perhaps this is a display of his manliness?

Maybe it's an attempt to bag a mate?

Or could it be he just wants to share his fantastic chest with the world?

Well if it's the latter - or any of the above - let me say this, whether your body is in good shape or not there is never a time to take your shirt off in the town centre.

There's never an appropriate time to pop into Primark shirtless.

It is never, EVER, going to be hot enough to warrant a trip to Tesco sans shirt.

Keep it on!

I even saw one chap with his shirt off while filling up his car at the petrol station this week.

No. Stop it, stop it now.

Please men - and boys - of the world, there are only a few places when it's OK to take your shirt off in public.

The park - tick, you can take it off.

The......

Ummmmm, alright only one place then.

At home in the privacy of your own garden, do whatever you want.

But in town, when I'm trying to enjoy a bit of shopping, browsing, eating, I don't want to accidentally brush past someone without their shirt on.

And I don't want to have to see some bare chested man, sporting a beer belly, either.

My eyes do not need that kind of pain.

So next time the temptation comes over you to strip off while shopping, stop and think, should I be subjecting people to this?

The answer will always be no.